Pomegranate Braised Short Ribs
Pomegranate Braised Short Ribs

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Pomegranate-Braised Short Ribs Pomegranate-Braised Short Ribs. These pomegranate braised short ribs are an incredible take on comfort food! Pomegranate juice and molasses are the base of the recipe and after braising, you're left with tender, juicy and flavorful beef that is amazing served with polenta, potatoes or even in tacos.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pomegranate braised short ribs using 24 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Pomegranate Braised Short Ribs:
  1. Make ready short ribs, English cut
  2. Get salt
  3. Take onion, diced
  4. Prepare carrot, diced
  5. Make ready ras el hanout
  6. Get garlic, minced
  7. Get pomegranate juice
  8. Make ready water
  9. Get Bou beef bouillon cube
  10. Take pitted prunes, halved
  11. Make ready cilantro, roughly chopped
  12. Get toasted sesame seeds
  13. Prepare ras el hanout
  14. Take green cardamom pods
  15. Take black cardamom pods
  16. Take cumin seed
  17. Take coriander seed
  18. Prepare anise
  19. Get allspice berries
  20. Make ready black peppercorns
  21. Get ground ginger
  22. Get Aleppo pepper
  23. Prepare ground nutmeg
  24. Make ready ground cinnamon

It takes a while to make, but is worth it, and a little different from the traditonal french braised ribs. It uses Morrocan ras el hanout to spice the ribs which is a mix of north African spices. In a saucepan, combine half the barbeque sauce with half the pomegranate juice and add the agave, to taste. Serve each portion of short ribs in a bowl over creamy mashed potatoes with a few spoonfuls of the juices, a green salad, and a glass of good red wine.

Steps to make Pomegranate Braised Short Ribs:
  1. Heat the oven to 450°F. If you have a convection oven use it.
  2. In a large roaster or sheet pan, lay out the short ribs, bone side down. Season liberally with salt.
  3. Roast in the oven 40-45 min until browned and the fat has rendered. Remove the ribs from the pan, pour the fat off into a glass bowl, and return the ribs to the pan and roast another 10-15 min.
  4. While the ribs are roasting prepare the other ingredients.
  5. When the ribs are about 5 minutes from done, heat 1 Tbsp of the beef fat in a dutch oven over high heat. Add the onion and carrot and cook until translucent (~5 min)
  6. Add the garlic and ras el hanout and cook another 30 sec.
  7. Add the water and beef bouillon and turn the heat to low.
  8. Remove the ribs from the pan and add them to the dutch oven. Add the prunes on top. Turn the oven down to 300°F.
  9. In the still hot pan, add the pomegranate juice.
  10. Scrape the fond up with a whisk or wooden spoon.
  11. Add the pomegranate to the ribs.
  12. Cover and place in the oven for 2-2.5 hours.
  13. Remove the dutch oven from oven.
  14. Place the ribs in a bowl.
  15. Add the braising liquid, veggies, and any meat scraps to a blender and blend until smooth.
  16. Return the sauce to the dutch oven, and add the ribs to coat. Toss with cilantro and sesame seeds.

It's a winter meal that's utter perfection! For an extra festive presentation, garnish the short ribs with colorful pomegranate arils (seeds) and fresh parsley or mint (or both!). These Pomegranate Braised Short Ribs are tender, insanely flavorful, fall of the bone perfection because they have baked away in glorious liquids and spices galore. The pomegranate flavor lends the perfect wintery tang and sweetness to this hearty dish that will impress anyone you serve it to, especially during the holidays. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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